Nurse residency programs in Minnesota.
22 programs across 17 cities — sourced from the ANCC PTAP and Vizient/AACN registries. Always free for nurses.
Residencies in Minnesota by specialty
How Minnesota compares
Minnesota is the 16th-largest of the 50 US states and territories in this directory, with 22 of the 1,144 programs listed in the United States (1.9%).
Accreditation held by Minnesota programs: 22 ANCC PTAP — 21 of them accredited with Distinction.
All 22 are listed for new-graduate RNs; none is currently recorded as taking experienced RNs changing specialty.
No program listed in Minnesota currently records a track in Psychiatric / Mental Health, Ambulatory, Neonatal, Rehabilitation, Labor & Delivery, Telemetry, Women's Health or Trauma. If one of those is your target, you will most likely need to look outside the state.
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Common questions
How many nurse residency programs are there in Minnesota?
This directory lists 22 nurse residency and nurse fellowship programs in Minnesota, across 17 cities. 22 of them hold ANCC PTAP, Vizient/AACN or CCNE accreditation.
Which cities in Minnesota have the most programs?
Rochester (4), Duluth (3), Long Prairie (1). Programs are concentrated in the larger metros, but smaller hospitals often run cohorts with far less competition for places.
What specialties can I train in as a new grad in Minnesota?
The tracks most often listed here are Medical-Surgical, Emergency, Pediatrics. A residency's advertised track is the unit you would be hired into, so it is worth checking the program page for the specific cohort.
Do I have to live in Minnesota to apply?
No. Residency programs recruit nationally and most applicants relocate. Licensure is the real constraint: you need a license valid in the program's state before you can start, so check whether that state participates in the Nurse Licensure Compact and how long endorsement takes there.